Hwang Ui-jo (Norwich City), who is under investigation after being booked as a suspect by the police on charges of illegal filming, is on the verge of failing to participate in the Asian Cup, which is coming up in January next year, and attention is being paid to what alternative coach Jürgen Klinsmann will come up with.
The Korea Football Association has decided not to select Hwang Ui-jo, who was recently accused of illegally filming sex with his ex-lover, to the national team until a clear conclusion is reached on the facts.
Hwang Ui-jo will not be able to participate in the upcoming Asian Cup unless he is “discharged” by the law enforcement authorities before the announcement of the final roster of the Asian Cup. The national team, which is seeking to win the championship for the first time in 64 years, will also be hit hard by its performance.
Under the Klinsmann-ho system, Hwang has firmly established himself as a backup striker for Cho Kyu-sung (Mit Whelan). If Cho’s physical strength was weak or sluggish, Hwang was the No. 1 alternative striker. If Hwang cannot be selected, the national team should seek another striker.
The current situation could be a potential crisis for the national team, but in a way, the answer is simple. You just have to choose a player you are good at as an alternative.
Ironically, the native striker who scores the most goals in the K-League, the foundation of Korean soccer, has yet to be selected for the national team. It is Ju Min-gyu.
With 17 goals this season, he confidently became the top scorer. As the top scorer with Jeju in 2021, he won another title after moving to Ulsan this year.
In fact, he is not an outstanding striker but a proven striker in the K-League. Having scored 22 goals in 2021, he became the top scorer for the first time with 17 goals last year, but missed the top scorer for the second consecutive year due to a large number of games he played.
However, he regained the top scorer title for the first time in two years this year. Considering his achievements over the past three years, he has been the most consistent and threatening striker in the K-League.
However, he had no unique connection with the national flag. Joo Min-kyu, who had been completely shunned by former coach Paulo Bento’s system, was not even mentioned as a candidate every time he convened under coach Klinsmann.
Of course, if Coach Klinsmann considers generational change for the 2026 North Korea-China-U.S. World Cup, it may not be easy to recruit Ju Min-gyu, who was born in 1990. However, the Asian Cup is a competition in which players must produce results, not process. Considering the team’s performance in the K-League, it is fair to say that it is an alternative striker.
Since his appointment, Coach Klinsmann has thoroughly adhered to the three-man striker system of Cho Kyu-sung, Hwang Ui-jo and Oh Hyun-kyu (Celtic), of which Hwang Ui-jo was lost. 카지노사이트 순위
Given that there is not much time left until the Asian Cup, and there is no scheduled A-match, it is not easy to find a quick alternative, but attention is focusing on whether coach Klinsmann will reach out to Joo Min-kyu for the last time.